St. Johns County, Florida, Sheriff Rob Hardwick, far left, presented the Carnegie Medal to Jaclyn Rogé, far right, and Kennedy Armstrong at a Nov. 22 ceremony held at the Richard …
Two Kenosha County, Wisconsin, sheriff’s deputies were presented the Carnegie Medal for Heroism at a Nov. 19 ceremony held at the county administration building. Sheriff David Zoerner, second left, presented …
It was the most heroic thing I’ve ever seen. Sometimes, people call us heroes. And in this instance, in no way were we the hero. Mikala deserves all the credit. …
I have the odd habit of paying attention to the lyrics of hymns. While the congregation is singing, immersed in the music and the sound, I’m thinking about the lyrics, …
Friends Remembered is a collection of tributes to Carnegie heroes, beneficiaries, and others we have lost since the last edition of Impulse. They are listed chronologically by date of passing. …
Wham! Pow! Crack! What started as a 1940 comic book series that told true-ish stories of World War II military heroes turned toward civilian heroes in 1946 with Issue No. …
On June 3, 1991, in Racine, Wisconsin, a mother was crossing the street at a crosswalk with her two daughters, when they were hit by a truck driven by a …
In a double-ceremony held Sept. 23 at the Raleigh office of Sen. Ted Budd, two Carnegie heroes were celebrated and recognized. Budd presented Daniel L. Weiss and the family of …
Bentonville, Arkansas, Mayor Stephanie Orman, left, presents the Carnegie Medal to Craig Hinton, the husband of posthumously awarded Carnegie Hero Tawny Hinton, during an Aug. 27 city council meeting. Tawny …
The four women responsible for saving their friend from an attacking cougar were presented the Carnegie Medal at an Oct. 10 ceremony held in Seattle’s City Hall. Presenting the medal …
Florissant, Missouri, Mayor Tim Lowery, right, and Councilman Robert Parson, Jr., left, presented the Carnegie Medal to Florissant resident Robyn Handley on Sept. 9 at the Florissant City Hall. Handley …
I didn’t really need to drive to the Butler Farm Show ground to have a personal look. The pictures have been all over the news. A speaker’s platform draped in …
“It was the most heroic thing I’ve ever seen. Sometimes, people call us heroes. And in this instance, in no way were we the hero. Mikala deserves all the credit.” …
The Hero Fund recently updated its online Roll of Honor Vol. II that chronicles the brave acts of Carnegie heroes awarded from 2018 to 2022. The Roll of Heroes and …
By Ed Lewis//Times Leader Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the June 2 edition of the (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania,) Times Leader. It is reprinted with permission. A large stable barn …
A Carnegie hero’s headstone recently caught the eye of a Florida resident, who set out to learn more about Ernest W. Henderson, his 1915 drowning, and his family. At Royal …
Granddaughter Debra Elston Hurd and her daughter, Sara Neufeld, recently affixed a Carnegie Hero grave marker on her grandfather’s headstone in Riverside Cemetery in Newton, Illinois. “I was finally able …
Carnegie Hero Jamison S. Koczan, 48, died recently. Koczan received the Carnegie Medal after he rescued a woman from assault in Winter Park, Florida, on June 16, 2014. The woman’s …
Carnegie Hero Phillip S. McDonald, 77, died on July 25, 2024, in Indianapolis. McDonald was born on June 5, 1947, in Indianapolis to Donald and Hazel McDonald. McDonald received the …
Carnegie Hero Matthew R. Scribner, 37, died suddenly on July 23, 2024, as the result of a motor vehicle accident. Scribner was born on July 27, 1986, in Newark, New …
